[JMS] Honor to have the W1HRX QSL

Tue Feb 28 12:59:13 EST 2006

Hello Don et al,

Well, the big rig is completed--just working on the speech amp etc. and the control circutry and I will give it a smoke test!

The transmitter is using the 90881  amplifier with a pair of 812As modulated by a pair of 811As.  The excitation of the 812s is provided by either a Ranger that will provide both RF and audio, or a 90800 Millen Exciter providing the RF and a seperate speech amp providing the audio.  In the rack I also have a Millen scope too.  A homebrew power supply takes care of the Millen exciter 6L6 and 807.       

I also have the a Millen scope for monitoring modulation percentage.

 So to sum it up here is the rack setup for the transmitter:

Millen 90881 Amplifier

Millen Scope

Homebrew 811A Modulator 

Millen 90800 Exciter

Homebrew LV supply for exciter 

I also have a Millen Power Supply that puts out 600/750 volts for the exciter, but I want to restore it completely before I take out the homebrew supply and replace it with the Millen supply.

Don, I should be running smoke tests as soon as I find some EL34 tubes for the speech amp and correct a minor problem in the Johnson Ranger.

Will keep you informed as I go along and getting this beauty on the air soon!

Vy 73,
Mike, W2NVR

P.S: I worked the Millen station some years ago and have that great QSL card.  I am sorry I couldn't make the recent AM party. Maybe next year!

I will take and send some photos of the transmitter next week to all of you.
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "JAMES HANLON" <knjhanlon at msn.com> 

> Don, 
> 
> I haven't heard as many hetrodynes in one place since I used to work my 
> brother Bob, W4RXK, at the Ohio State station, W8LT, from home in Fort 
> Thomas, Kentucky as W4VIV. That was on 3850 and circa 1954 through 1956. 
> 
> Jim, W8KGI 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Buska" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 8:27 AM 
> Subject: [JMS] Honor to have the W1HRX QSL 
> 
> 
> 
> Well all, I just received my confirmation QSL card yesterday from the 
> W1HRX AWA AM QSO Party contact. Thanks Jim. It will find a treasured 
> place on the QSL wall of fame! 
> 
> Those of you who were not able to get on for the event you sure missed a 
> great chance to hear some quality AM rigs. From memory I talked to or 
> heard the following JMS members over the weekend, WA4IAM, K2MP (at 
> W2AN), WA9WFA, W2DGB (in a round table), K5RB, W8KGI (at W1HRX) and 
> W0YVA. Whom did I miss or forget? The JMS members list is growing so I 
> find I need to consult my online roster. This has prompted me to find a 
> computer logging program that would notify me of JMS status when I work 
> you. It will probably take me a year to figure out how to use it, hi. 
> I also worked several stations using new technology radios which sounded 
> quite nice. Especially those new FLEXRADIOS which are all computer 
> based from the IF on down. 
> 
> During the first hour I was able to sit in on a round table on 80 meters 
> that reached all the way down to Gray's (WA4IAM)in North Carolina. We 
> were both running our wee power Millen setups and had no problems 
> copying each other. Several of the stations in the round table were 
> just amazed how nice those little Millen stations sounded with their 30 
> watts of carrier power. It's so easy to modulate 100% when using two 
> 6146's to drive a single 6146. This year I used the Millen only on 80 
> meters and the Johnson Valiant on 20 and 40. Hopefully next year I will 
> be able to complete the BIG Millen rack with the 90881 amplifier and the 
> 811 modulators. The intention is to keep as much Millen in the rack as 
> possible. Thus driving the 811 pair from the current 90831 modulator. 
> I know sveral of you plan similar setups. Who will be the first with a 
> high power high level modulation Millen setup? 
> 
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jim W8KGI and Doc K7SO 
> for doing a bang up job with the W1HRX station in New Mexico. This was 
> a real boost for the JMS organization. Also a big thanks to Gary WA4IAM 
> and Ed K2MP who are the AWA QSO Party organizers. Gary the flagship 
> stations seem to have hit the nail on the head for getting people on the 
> air for these events. To work W2AN and W1HRX made my weekend. The 
> prior week was the Classic Radio Exchange (CX). I heard little activity 
> here in the midwest during that weekend from the AM guys. I don't think 
> there was a minute during the whole AWA Party that I didn't hear an AM 
> station on one of the bands. I can't wait to hear what you drum up for 
> next year. 
> 
> Jim and Doc I hope you took some pictures and can write up a bit for the 
> JMS website. Hope to see stuff in the AWA Journal and Electric Radio 
> magazine as well. 
> 
> With my appreciation es 73 
> 
> Don N9OO 
> 
> 
> 
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